Cate Barbour joined Walkers in 2015 and is Senior Counsel in the Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group, Dubai.
Cate has broad commercial litigation experience, including company and shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, trust disputes, and fraud claims. She regularly acts for clients based in the Middle East, and has particular experience in assisting clients in relation to freezing orders and other urgent injunctive relief.
Since 2018 she has been acting in the Emmerson litigation in the BVI Commercial Court, one of the most complex and substantial cases to have been brought in the jurisdiction in recent years. Cate has also successfully represented clients in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) Court of Appeal and most recently in the Privy Council.
Cate has also spent time in the Walkers Cayman Islands and London offices.
She has recently been named as a Future Leader in the WWL 2022 guide and is regularly recognised in Legal 500.
"a great lawyer and an expert in the procedural law of the BVI"
"Cate Barbour is absolutely exceptional. She works extremely hard in challenging circumstances to help her client achieve a great result in both the Cayman and BVI Courts. She is extremely knowledgeable and user-friendly and acted as a great interface to her Cayman and BVI colleagues."
"Dubai based Cate Barbour is a highly regarded litigator and very proactive. A pleasure to work with and simplifies complex cross border procedural issues with ease."
